Glove-pointing gage



G. S. WEBB, JR.

GLOVE POINTING GA APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

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GLOVE-POINTING GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application'filed December 9, 1919. Serial no. 343,654.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SYLVANUS WEBB, Jr., a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of Sidney, county of Delaware, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Glove-Pointing Gage,of which the following'is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanyin drawings.

eretofore in the pointing of gloves the accuracy of the operation andhence the appearance of the finished glove depended almost entirely uponthe skill and care of the operator.

It is the object of my invention to avold a part at least of thedifficulties heretofore encountered by providing a device which, beingmechanical, cannot fail to properly perform the function assigned to it.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a plan view, looking down uponthe work table of the machine, a glove blank being shown in positionthereon; Fig. 2 is a vertical elevation of a part of that which is shownin Fig. 1, taken at right angles thereto; Fig. 3 is a perspective Viewof the gage.

Referring to Fig. 3, the gage consists of a base plate 1, extendingthrough which from end to end is a shallow groove 2, in the bottom ofwhich are countersunk screw holes 3, 3, whereby the gage may be attachedto the table of the sewing machine. 4 is a slotted plate adapted toslide longitudinally through the groove 2. It is provided with a setscrew 5, which passes through the slot in the plate, whereby it mayberigidly held in any desired position longitudinally of the guide. Italso has indicating cross lines or their equivalent 6, 6, adapted toregister with index lines 7 on the base plate 1 at each side of thegroove. 8 is an upwardly extending thin blade-like part, which I callthe stop. It is attached to or, preferably made integral with theslotted plate4. The

index lines 7, 7,-.upon the baseplate' indi cate the sizes of thegrooves to be pointed, and it will be noted thatthose on one side of thegage are numbered one space in advance of those on the other side. Thisis for the purpose of adapting the guide to different styles ofpointing.

The device is used in conjunction with an appropriatesewing machine forpointing gloves, having an appropriate presser foot. The operation is asfollows:

The gage is fastened to the work table 9 of the sewing machine by thecountersunk screws 3, with its forward edge adjacent to glove to beworked upon and the style of pointing desired. The operator then, whileholding the finger ends of theblank with the stop in its statedposition, adjusts the glove blank relative to the needle, so that thepointing will extend in such direction longitudinally of the glove backas desired; that is to say, sometimes the pointing lines will beparallel and sometimes diverge more or less from the parallel asdesired. In the drawings, for the sake of clearness in illustration, thethree lines of pointing are shown as parallel to each other. The sewingmachine is then started and the pointing made in the usual manner,whereupon the blank is then moved so that the stop will be placed in theout between the next two fingers and the operation above de scribedisrepeated, and so on until all the pointing is completed.

It will be noted that because of the employment of the gage, the indexlines on which are accurately spaced to correspond to various styles ofgloves and pointing, the lines of pointing will start at the wrist endof the glove at exactly the right position for the size being workedupon and the style of pointing desired, andthat the length of said linesof pointing. will thus'be accurately and properly assured.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with such matters thatmodifications may be made in the details of construction above describedand illustrated without departing from the essentials of the invention.

I therefore do not limit myself to the details described andillustrated.

I claim:

1. A gage for glove pointing machines embodyinga vertical stop on themachine in appropriate relation to the needles thereof and adapted toenter the slit between adjoining fingers of the glove blank.

2. A gage for glove pointing machines embodying a base plate, a slideWayin the upper surface of the base plate, a slide adapted to move throughthe slideway, and a vertical stop on the slide adapted to enter the slitbetween adjoining fingers of the glove blank.

3. A gage embodying a base plate a slideway in the upper surface of thebase plate, a slide adapted to move through the slideWay, a verticalstop on the slide adapted to enter the slit between adjoining fingers ofthe glove blank, and means to lock the slide at any predetermined point.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE SYLVANUS WEBB, JR.

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